SEA68D0003

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-C · Walla Walla, WA · June 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1967
Place
Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N99899Erco 415-C
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116540

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1783   67/6/2  NR.WALLA WALLA,WASH   ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 275
        TIME - 1900                    N99899              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED UPSLOPE IN SLIGHT HEADWIND.UNIMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP 1500 FT LONG.

Aircraft

Registration
N99899
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.